Rethinking rights [[electronic resource] ] : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / / edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso
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| Titolo: |
Rethinking rights [[electronic resource] ] : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / / edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | ix, 271 p |
| Disciplina: | 323.09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights - History |
| Human rights | |
| Civil rights - History | |
| Civil rights | |
| Altri autori: |
FrohnenBruce
GrassoKenneth L
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ; Introduction: Rights in a multicultural age / Bruce P. Frohnen, Kenneth L. Grasso -- Historical roots of modern rights: before Locke and after / Brian Tierney -- Natural rights and social contract in Burke and Bellarmine / Gary D. Glenn -- Natural law, natural rights, and the Declaration of Independence / George W. Carey -- Individual and group rights: self-government and claims of right in historical practice / Bruce P. Frohnen -- ; The ontology of rights / Kenneth L. Schmitz -- ; The historical and communal roots of legal rights and the erosion of the state / Paul Gottfried -- Reintegrating rights: Catholicism, social ontology, and contemporary rights discourse / Kenneth L. Grasso -- Toward a social pluralist theory of institutional rights / Jonathan Chaplin -- ; Epilogue: Toward an integrative vision / Bruce P. Frohnen. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Essays retrace the historical development of rights in the West, assessing the influence of Locke, Burke, and the authors of the Declaration of Independence to clarify the experience of rights within the Western tradition, showing that rights need to be rethought so that they may again truly serve the human good"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rethinking rights |
| ISBN: | 0-8262-6652-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780966303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.